Written Answers Nos. 261-270
261. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list every property owned or rented by the Arts Council; the rent paid by the Arts Council on each property every year since 2013; a summary of the use to which each property has been put over the past ten years and is currently being put; and any period during which the property has been out of use. [23827/23]
View answer262. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list every property owned or rented by the National Museum of Ireland; the rent paid by the National Museum of Ireland on each property every year since 2013; a summary of the use to which each property has been put over the past ten years and is currently being put; and any period during which the property has been out of use. [23829/23]
View answer263. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list every property owned or rented by the National Gallery of Ireland; the rent paid by the National Gallery of Ireland on each property every year since 2013; a summary of the use to which each property has been put over the past ten years and is currently being put; and any period during which the property has been out of use. [23830/23]
View answer264. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list every property owned or rented by the National Concert Hall; the rent paid by the National Concert Hall on each property every year since 2013; a summary of the use to which each property has been put over the past ten years and is currently being put; and any period during which the property has been out of use. [23833/23]
View answer265. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list every property owned or rented by the Chester Beatty Library; the rent paid by the Chester Beatty Library on each property every year since 2013; a summary of the use to which each property has been put over the past ten years and is currently being put; and any period during which the property has been out of use. [23834/23]
View answer266. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list every property owned or rented by the Crawford Gallery; the rent paid by the Crawford Gallery on each property every year since 2013; a summary of the use to which each property has been put over the past ten years and is currently being put; and any period during which the property has been out of use. [23835/23]
View answer267. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list every property owned or rented by the Irish Museum of Modern Art; the rent paid by IMMA on each property every year since 2013; a summary of the use to which each property has been put over the past ten years and is currently being put; and any period during which the property has been out of use. [23837/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 261 to 267, inclusive, together.
I am advised that the information sought by the Deputy are operational matters for the Arts Council and National Cultural Institutions in question and is not something for which I have direct, day-to-day responsibility. The National Cultural Institutions engage closely with the Office of Public Works regarding their property requirements and most of these Institutions are based in State-owned properties.
268. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there is any property owned or rented by her Department currently idle, or if any such property has been left idle for any period over the past ten years by her Department or its predecessor Departments. [23838/23]
View answerIn general, matters relating to the ownership and leasing of property for my Department are the responsibility of the Office of Public Works. My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. All of my Department's offices are currently in use.
269. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list each local authority which currently employs an Arts officer; the annual salary of each officer; and the portion of the salary and the office’s operations funded by the Arts Council, by the local authority directly, or by a third source of funding. [23842/23]
View answerI have no statutory function in relation to the appointment of Local Authority Arts Officers or indeed to the terms and conditions of such appointments. Local Authorities come under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I am advised that many Local Authorities have employed Arts Officers and that these local authority officials work closely with my Department as members of Local Authority Culture and Creativity teams which work with the Creative Ireland Programme.
270. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline a list of each job title in the employ of her Department; the annual salary attached to each title; the number of persons employed in each position; the number of vacancies in each position at present intended to be filled; and the total expenditure on staff in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [23844/23]
View answer272. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline a list of each job title working for the Culture Ireland programme; the annual salary attached to each title; the number of persons employed in each position; the number of vacancies in each position at present intended to be filled; and the total expenditure on Culture Ireland staff in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [23846/23]
View answer273. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline a list of each job title working for the Creative Ireland programme; the annual salary attached to each title, the number of persons employed in each position; the number of vacancies in each position at present intended to be filled; and the total expenditure on Creative Ireland staff in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [23847/23]
View answer277. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline a list of each job title in the employ of the National Archives of Ireland; the annual salary attached to each title; the number of persons employed in each position; the number of vacancies in each position at present intended to be filled; and the total expenditure on staff in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [23853/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 270, 272, 273 and 277 together.
I am advised that it would not be feasible to provide the broad sweep of information as requested by the Deputy in the context of a Parliamentary Question. However, if the Deputy has a particular question in relation to a specific aspect of the queries raised, I would be glad to seek to provide the relevant information.
